Photo Gallery | Summer Art Festival
Jul 20, 2024 | By: Carolyn BickPhotos from the 38th annual Summer Art Festival, this year at Sehmel Homestead Park in Gig Harbor.
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Photo Gallery | Chalk the Harbor 2024
Jul 20, 2024 | By: Vince DicePhotos from Chalk the Harbor on Saturday, July 20, 2024, on Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor. Click on any photo below to view them as a gallery.
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Local Kiwanis Club’s Signature Program wins bronze award
Jul 19, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe Kiwanis Club of Gig Harbor’s Kiwanis Cares for Kids program won a bronze award during the eighth annual Signature Project Recognition Program at Kiwanis International’s convention in Denver this month. Kiwanis Care for Kids was selected for recognition from among 525 submissions from chapters around the world. Kiwanis Cares for Kids is the local
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Trouble in paradise: Short-term rental on sandspit becomes flashpoint for controversy
Jul 19, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyFrom the watery world of the Lighthouse Beach short-term rental property, it’s easy to forget worldly cares. The site, boasting two complete houses and a boat dock, straddles the sandspit at the mouth of Gig Harbor Bay. It is adjacent to the city’s iconic lighthouse and its grassy, marine-access-only park. With ample picture windows looking
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Healthy Youth Survey shows positive trends in Peninsula schools
Jul 18, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonMental health outcomes for Peninsula District students are comparable to their peers in Pierce County, according to a recent statewide survey. But results also underscore recent concerns from community members about bullying at district high schools. Data from the 2023 Healthy Youth Survey showed positive trends for students across Washington. The survey is an anonymous
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Annual Crime in Washington report shows uptick in drug arrests
Jul 18, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonWest Sound law enforcement agencies arrested more people for drug and narcotic violations in 2023 than they have in either of the past two years, according to a new state report released this month. The 2023 Crime in Washington Report, an annual tally of arrests compiled by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
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PenMet Parks celebrates installation of final recreation center beam
Jul 17, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichContractors and parks people performed the rite, albeit later than expected because steel delivery had been delayed.
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PenMet Parks’ free mobile recreation program coming to local schools
Jul 17, 2024 | By: Christina T HenryPeninsula Metropolitan Park District on Tuesday, July 23, will launch a new Mobile Recreation program that is free to all families, with no preregistration required. The fun will include field activities, arts and crafts geared toward ages 3 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Food Backpacks 4 Kids with funding from BBQ2U will provide
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2023-24 Super Seniors | Gig Harbor High School
Jul 16, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneWith the recent finish of the high school sports season, Gig Harbor Now presents its Super Seniors for the 2023-24 sports year. Super Seniors recognizes seniors who had huge impacts on their teams during their careers at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. Although many senior athletes excelled at multiple sports, an athlete can only
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Harbor Happenings | Chalk the Harbor, Summer Art Festival headline busy week
Jul 16, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonSeveral live musical events, beach walks and movies are also scheduled in and around Gig Harbor.
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